Mission Trip 2008
      
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COMING UP:
October 10-11 - Virginia Creeper Bike/Camping trip
October 24 - BBQ Parking Fundraiser
November 15 - Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser
November/December - Christmas Tree Sales
December 7 - Homeless Shelter Meal
December 21 - J2A Christmas Party  Dinner and Bowling
January 10-February 14 (Sundays) - Confirmation Classes
April 18 - Bishop confirmation
May 1 - Service project with the Touching Davidson County with Love project
May 28- Youth Rafting Trip
June 6 - Outdoor Youth led service
Fall'10 - Mission Trip
 

Christmas Party - Dinner and Bowling

J2A class enjoying dinner at one end of a very long table

Rest of youth group - total of 24 people attended!

J2A Service Projects 

Monday August 1, 2005 - Youth prepare and serve dinner at the Homeless Shelter
Sunday September 11, 2005  - J2A Class - prepare Sunday lunch for the homeless 
Sunday September 18, 2005 - Rite-13 Class - prepare Sunday lunch for the homeless
Sunday October 2, 2005 - Youth participate in the CROP  Walk
Monday December 4, 2005 - Youth prepare and serve meal at the Homeless Shelter
December 2005 - collect money for 2 families - purchase gifts for Christmas
September 23, 2006 - Package meals for STOP HUNGER NOW
October 28, 2006 - CDC Youth Build
December 5, 2006 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter
December 2006 - Adopt two single mother families, one with 3 children, the other with 2 children, raise money, purchase presents and invite them to a Christmas party and a Tanglewood Festival of Lights hayride.
June 10, 2007 - Help the G.R.A.C.E. Girls raise money for their trip to Orlando by offering a babysitting afternoon and a hotdog supper that night.
December 16, 2007 - raise funds and purchase Christmas gifts for an adopted family, a mom and four children ages 10,8,6,and 1
Sunday May 4 , 2008- Youth prepare rice packets for STOP HUNGER NOW
Monday December 1, 2008 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter
December 2008 - Adopted a family for Christmas, shopped and invited them to our progressive dinner party.
April 2009 - Touching Davidson County with Love - local service project
December 2009 - Adopt a family for Christmas
December 7, 2009 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter

 

J2A Fundraisers

Saturday October  2009 - Park cars at the BBQ Festival
Sunday November 15, 2009 - Spaghetti Supper  
November-December 2009 - Christmas Tree Sales

 

 

J2A Pictures from Bike Trip

 

 

 

 

Josey Parker, Marshall Hodge, Harrison Everhart and Cole Riggan traveled to Raleigh via Amtrak on Wednesday, August 19th. 
Youth leaders are Ed Timberlake and Kathy Johnson.

Boarding the train in Salisbury


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n the Diocesan Office, Chapel Morgan St.     In the club car, playing cards and having a snack.

 

 
J2A URBAN ADVENTURE  
   
PILGRIMAGE

 The Pilgrims have returned from their trip to Seattle, Washington and
Whidbey Island, returning on July 2, 2009. 

Youth: Blythe Riggan, Neusom Parker, Alex Franklin, Harry Philpott, Tori Johnson, Andrew Dilley, Coty Burke,
Grayson Hodge, Tyler Everhart, Sarah Charlotte Wolfe 
 

Leaders: Staley Nance and Patrick Miller    Spiritual Director: Tom King

 

 

 

 

 
   
Pictures from the J2A Chili Cook-off

 

 
J2A Mission Trip June 29 – July 6  Franklin, WV-Almost Heaven Habitat House  

J2A Youth who attended: Tyler and Harrison Everhart, Annabell and David Wolfe, Blythe and Cole Riggan,
Charlie Jordan, Forrest Mack, Mike Egan, Tori Johnson, Marshall Hodge

Their fearless leaders were:  Staley Nance, Kathy Johnson, Shawn Hodge, Cathy and Sims Riggan

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures from the Pilgrimage 2007

Philip, Michael, Ellie and Charlie at the Grand Canyon          

Michael, Ellie, John, Philip, Charlie & Kathy at the beginning of the Kachina Trail on the San Francisco Peaks         

 

 

Working on Mandalas on the deck of our cabin                 

 

View of the San Francisco Peaks from the property of our Cabin

 

 
Rafting Trip 2006